Show french archeologists archaeologists at work upon alesia battlefield find roman coins thirty seven roman coins also diverse objects which might h have ave belonged to julius caesar all of them dating back to the roman occupation of gaul have been dug up by a group of french fists at work upon the historic battlefield tle field of alesia 40 miles from dijon for three decades excavations at alesia have been carried on but during the past few months the harvest was so abundant that it has inspired the archaeologists archeologists working under the direction of M E Esper andieu to continue their digging with increased vigor mong among n thi the roman objects found we were re locks keys cramp cramb irons needles and fragments of pottery also an elaborately decorated table in the form of an altar and a striking uon hon in bronze almost intact A hype aust an afi underground furnace for heating beating baths was also dug up every american school boy who has hai plodded through caesars caesara Cae sars commentaries ment rien aries la Is acquainted with alesia it is the place where intrepid chieftain of the bauls met his fate and was compelled to surrender to caesar ale sia today bears the no name m e of ause anse sainte reine and since the middle ages has become a religious shrine much frequented by Burgund ians saint reine was one of the early christian martyrs in gaul and every Septem september berher her fidelity to her faith is evoked in a roces sion each year an average of 10 visitors comes to alesia some as religious pilgrims others as tourists all ali of them walk about the battlefield where the th independence of gaul was lost some 2000 years ago they stand I 1 in swe before the heroic statue ot of erected on art the summit of mont |